11/2006 - JET BLUE TO PUERTO PLATA - Current Sales

[guttaman]

im looking to go to DR for the first time... whats the normal airfare rate that u seasoned veterans normally find??

Depends on where you are flying from.

[rushdog34]

either ny or nc

Depends on where you are flying from.

[Beads]

a good price is $300-$350 but expect higher during the winter. If you can get in between $300 and $350 you got the current lowest possible price.

Im including the $140 in taxes you HAVE yo pay in the $300-#350 price.

[Galvin]

a good price is $300-$350 but expect higher during the winter. If you can get in between $300 and $350 you got the current lowest possible price.

Im including the $140 in taxes you HAVE yo pay in the $300-#350 price.

I haven't been able to find a non stop for that low granted I have only been doing this for 3-4 months. I assume if you are flexible with the dates you are flying in and out you can find it.

Right now I am looking for presidents day weekend and prices including taxes are $600 and up (nonstop and including stops). But like beads says, that would be peak season. I paid $450 including taxes for nonstop in december.

[rushdog34]

ok so when is peak season down there.. what times of year do members of board normally head down there or is it mostly random and when ever people get the first chance off work

a good price is $300-$350 but expect higher during the winter. If you can get in between $300 and $350 you got the current lowest possible price.

Im including the $140 in taxes you HAVE yo pay in the $300-#350 price.

[Jimmydr]

ok so when is peak season down there.. what times of year do members of board normally head down there or is it mostly random and when ever people get the first chance off work

If you look at the Calandar every week, someone is going somewhere.

[Hemp]

Ive been going for almost 2yrs now...every trip i have taken (5 trips) there have been ISOC in town. 99% of the time you will run into a member at New Garden, shark bar or la passions.

ok so when is peak season down there.. what times of year do members of board normally head down there or is it mostly random and when ever people get the first chance off work

[ErikS]

a good price is $300-$350 but expect higher during the winter. If you can get in between $300 and $350 you got the current lowest possible price.
Im including the $140 in taxes you HAVE yo pay in the $300-#350 price.

Not nessicerrily so.
If your flexible with your dates, and quick to respond to sales, you can do better. I receive email alerts from farecompare.com and in the past year I've flown RT non-stop from Newark to Puerto Plata for $277.00, $277.00 & $295.00 on Continental

I also flew Delta twice from JFK into Santiago (NS) for $255.00

And all of the above prices include all taxes and fees.

The cheapest fares usually require travel on Tues, Wed & Thurs.

Right now (Dec-March) is generally considered "high season", and the airfares and hotel/condo rates usually reflect this.

While the room rates are usually lower April-Nov, that is not always the case with airfares. I've found that airfares tend to be expensive again during most of the summer.
And I've seen some great cheap air rates in the fall.

And FYI, June 1st - November 1st is officially "hurricane season", although it has been rainy nearly every day here so far this month!

[Beads]

Not nessicerrily so.
If your flexible with your dates, and quick to respond to sales, you can do better. I receive email alerts from farecompare.com and in the past year I've flown RT non-stop from Newark to Puerto Plata for $277.00, $277.00 & $295.00 on Continental

I also flew Delta twice from JFK into Santiago (NS) for $255.00

And all of the above prices include all taxes and fees.

The cheapest fares usually require travel on Tues, Wed & Thurs.

Right now (Dec-March) is generally considered "high season", and the airfares and hotel/condo rates usually reflect this.

While the room rates are usually lower April-Nov, that is not always the case with airfares. I've found that airfares tend to be expensive again during most of the summer.
And I've seen some great cheap air rates in the fall.

And FYI, June 1st - November 1st is officially "hurricane season", although it has been rainy nearly every day here so far this month!

While those rates are definitely possible generally purchasing a ticket from NY for ~$300-$350 is what I would consider a "good airfare price". If you do better thats awesome but for the average traveler if they are inside this window they did well.

im looking to go to DR for the first time... whats the normal airfare rate that u seasoned veterans normally find??

[guttaman]

Getting back to JetBlue. Been doing some fare searches for March, May and July. The prices are all over the place. Thank god for competition and the option of flying into Santiago..

Question: Anyone collect enough JB points for a free flight and how easy is it to get the flight you want with the points. Forget about the day, never seem to be able to get a FF flight on AA the week i want to go. And i'm looking 5 months ahead of time.

[Jimmydr]

Getting back to JetBlue. Been doing some fare searches for March, May and July. The prices are all over the place. Thank god for competition and the option of flying into Santiago..

Question: Anyone collect enough JB points for a free flight and how easy is it to get the flight you want with the points. Forget about the day, never seem to be able to get a FF flight on AA the week i want to go. And i'm looking 5 months ahead of time.

I get to use the points on AA within a day of coming and going.

[guttaman]

I get to use the points on AA within a day of coming and going.

But is that with the 60g anytime or just the 30g. I found my dates in November for 25g but want around the 4th of July and on 1 end i have to go BOS/ORD-ORD/MIA-MIA/STI and it will take over 13 hours. Is there any cards that are better than the Citi AA platinum? Also any links to the JB card with the 1st year fees waived?

[Jimmydr]

But is that with the 60g anytime or just the 30g. I found my dates in November for 25g but want around the 4th of July and on 1 end i have to go BOS/ORD-ORD/MIA-MIA/STI and it will take over 13 hours. Is there any cards that are better than the Citi AA platinum? Also any links to the JB card with the 1st year fees waived?

I used AA twice last year to go to Medellin using 35,000 points each time.

[guttaman]

I used AA twice last year to go to Medellin using 35,000 points each time.

Just did a search for FF on AA for next week BOS/MDE and found flights for 30g. Looks like POP is a tough place to use AA miles to get to. Using miles to Santiago gives better options.


Now for JB. Anyone redeem JB points yet? Especially to POP.

[Galvin]

While those rates are definitely possible generally purchasing a ticket from NY for ~$300-$350 is what I would consider a "good airfare price". If you do better thats awesome but for the average traveler if they are inside this window they did well.

Rush,

Beads and Eric are right. The only problem though is if you are not allowed to be flexible with your travel dates due to work/etc which is the case for me.

But if you are flexible and can also plan in advance then that's great.

[Galvin]

And FYI, June 1st - November 1st is officially "hurricane season", although it has been rainy nearly every day here so far this month!

That sux that the rain still hasn't broke...

[Hemp]

Nope

this past monday the entire Pedro Clisante strip was flooded everyone was waste deep in water i dont know whats up with the all the rain there currently. must be after affects of Hurricane Olga or something

That sux that the rain still hasn't broke...

[Jimmydr]

Rush,

Beads and Eric are right. The only problem though is if you are not allowed to be flexible with your travel dates due to work/etc which is the case for me.

But if you are flexible and can also plan in advance then that's great.

Non Flexible, what is that? Fuck that.

[MisterPink]

Nope

this past monday the entire Pedro Clisante strip was flooded everyone was waste deep in water i dont know whats up with the all the rain there currently. must be after affects of Hurricane Olga or something

The winter rainy season ends February 1st!
(This has been my experience the past 3 years)

Thanks for the trip report Hempstead, wear those galoshes!

mp

[Jimbo44]

I was there 10 days 12/20 - 12/30, and every day was sunny, it only rained off and on at night or very early in the morning.